*Aloria*
I pace back and forth near the main pack house, my heart pounding with anxious energy. The sunlight filters through the trees, casting dappled shadows on the ground, but the beauty of the day does little to ease the turmoil surging within me. I can’t shake this nervous feeling, a fluttering in my chest that grows heavier with each passing moment. River is out there, facing danger, and I’m here… feeling trapped.
“Aloria, it’s going to be okay,” Kellan says, his deep voice cutting through my thoughts as he crouches down beside me. His presence is calming, sturdy like the oak trees surrounding us. “River knows what he’s doing. He’ll handle the werebears, and he’ll be back before you know it.”
I want to believe him. I really do. But the unease gnaws at me, a persistent whisper tha
